Toy firearm



Dec. 16, 1952 J. H. WEIMER ET AL TOY FIREARM iled March 2 INVENTORS @kan Harry Hockey,

vORNEY Patented Dec. 16, 1952 UNITED ys'in"..iiais PATENT for-FICE :'of 'Pennsylvania nslicatiduiiarhfa 1951, 'serial "No, '2113;'614 admins. (oma-57) vThis"invention relates tofitoysrandis more fp'a'rticularl-y'conceinedwith t'oyire'arms.

The general obj ect of --this invention listhef'llf' vision of -a yto'yiirearm such'as-a ftoyrile-orpistol in which explosive caps are fired.

A specificobjectief-this linvention is the provision `of a Vtoy"'firearm-of the type mentioned in which the magazine and the feeding and detonating mechanism'are allcin'binedin a single removably detonating' unit. 1

Another object is to provide suchiaftoy'which is safe in use-and-presents-.no vdangerto 'a child or other person, especially when being fired.

Further objects include 'the l'provision ofiatoy of the'type-"mentioned whichis easily loaded,` positive inaction, sturdy' in Iconstructien andwhich in appearance resembles real firearms 'of 'of the varioustypes. l

These andiotherwobjectsfand'i'advantagesofthe invention will appear more `fully from "the" fol lowing description-in conjunction with'tlie'accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a side elevational view of an embodiment of the invention in the form of a toy rie.

Figure 1a is a fragmentary perspective View showing the manner in which the barrel member and forestock are connected to the intermediate section.

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevational view of the intermediate section of the embodiment containing the removable unit, the removable unit-itself being shown in the open or dropped position,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the removable unit with the magazine gate open.

Figure 4 is an inside perspective view of one half of the intermediate section in which the removable unit is disposed.

As previously indicated, the present invention is applicable to toy firearms in general, such as rines or pistols, but a distinctive feature resides in the provision of a completely self-contained detonating unit which carries all of the necessary operating mechanism and lends itself particularly to an embodiment in a toy firearm of the type of a rifle consisting of barrel and stock portions which may be taken apart more or less after the fashion of real weapons of this type. In addition to facilitating manufacture in the respect that all of the operative parts of the toy are provided in one unit which may be readily assembled with the body of the gun, the construction and arrangement of parts is such that the safety and ease of manipulation from the standpoint of 2 `j uven'ile 'operation 1' is such that the `value1-'f fthe devic'efro'm the standpoint ofatoy is materially enhanced.

'Referring with more lparticularity? to `r`the r'dra-wing in 'which likefnumer'alsr designate like parts, the embodiment illustrated comprises e, toy rifle lhaving abar'rel H a--fre-sto'ck'l, a'stock'i 3,'and anfinterinediate--section 174. The :stock and forestock are prefer-ably of-aplasticmaterial but-any other lsuitable -rnate'rial '-inay Ybe used, such as wood.

The barrel 'fll is 'disposed Lin fa 4socket y"It front end of the intermediate I'section l'a Y cured in 'position by a'bo'lt'i Vpassingthrough it. ABelowl ythe 'socket it, a'lstub 'iB. projects from the inte'rmediate section andengages a socket4l`1'gdf the for`e-stock t2. The fore-stockis secured 'in position by means of screws or bolts l8-and i5 passing upwardly through the fore-stockla/nd in threaded engagementwith the barrel.

'Thefstock 'i3 isia'ttafched to' thefreajrend'o'fthe intermediate tse'otiorrby'meansfofilobes-i.ilextendL ing rearwardly on either side of the intermediate section. Inwardly extending fins 22 on the inside of the lobes 20 engage slots (not shown) of the stock to prevent pivotal movement between the stock and the intermediate section. A bolt 24 passes through the lobes and the stock to hold them together securely.

The intermediate section itself is fabricated of complementary longitudinal hollow parts 25 and 26 held together by means of bolts 21, 28, 29 and 33 each of which slidably passes through a boss in one of the section parts such as the boss 3| and is threadedly engaged with an aligned boss on the other section part,

The said intermediate section contains a compartment open at the bottom to slidably receive the detonating unit 32 containing the magazine, ring mechanism and feeding mechanism. Said combination unit comprises a substantially rectangular member containing the usual cap reel receiving pin or post 33, anvil 34, hammer 35, tape feeding mechanism 33, trigger 31 and trigger guard 38, these parts being constructed and assembled with the usual auxiliary parts well known in the art.

One side of the unit 32 is provided with a pivoted gate 39 which is opened when a reel or tape of caps is to be loaded on the post 33 and then closed. Said gate is provided with a lip 4B at the bottom to facilitate opening it.

Downward movement of the unit is limited by abutment pins 4l extending outwardly from the sidewalls of the unit and which are adapted to 3 engage the flanged edges 42 at the bottom wall of the compartment.

The unit is held in an upward position by means of a latch comprising a horizontal latch bolt 43, slidably mounted on a pair of longitudinally spaced brackets 44 and 45 having a downwardly projecting arm 46, slidably disposed in a slot 41. A coil spring 48 is mounted in compression between the forward bracket 44 and the arm 46, substantially as shown, to urge the bolt 43 rearward. In this position the rear end of the bolt engages the front end of the unit immediately above which there is placed or formed on the unit an upwardly tapering wedge or lug 49. the bottom of which abuts the bolt and prevents the unit from dropping down until the arm 43. which is provided with a knob 50 on the outside, is moved forwardly against the action of the spring a distance sulicient to move the bolt out of the vertical path of the lug 49. In its closed or upward position, the unit is spring loaded by means of a spring 5l which has a loop 52 disposed about an inner boss 53, and a pair of ngers, one of which abuts the top of the compartment and the other of which rests on top of the unit in a groove formed by two parallel projections 54 or by any other suitable means. It may be seen, therefore, that the unit is constantly urged to its open position by the spring 5| but it is retained in the closed position by means of the latch mechanism hereinabove described. Accordingly, the unit is automatically opened by releasing the latch engagement.

Although this invention has been described with respect to a particular type of toy rifle, it is apparent that it can also be used for other types of toy rifles, as well as for guns, pistols and other rearms.

We claim':

1. In a toy firearm, a hollow section having a bottom opening, a detonating unit slidably mounted in said opening, said unit being normally disposed in said hollow section. said unit containing means for holding a tape of explosive caps, an anvil and hammer for detonating said caps, means for feeding said tape between said anvil and hammer, resilient means for urging said unit downwardly relative to said opening, and latch means for holding said unit in said hollow section against the action of said resilient means.

2. A toy rifle comprising a barrel, a fore-stock, a stock and a hollow intermediate section, means for securing said barrel and fore-stock to each other and to one end of said section, means for securing said stock to the other end of said section, said section having an opening in the bottom thereof, a unit slidably mounted in said opening. said unit being normally disposed in said hollow section and containing means for holding a tape of explosive caps, an anvil and hammer for detonating said caps, means for feeding said tape between said anvil and hammer, resilient means for urging said unit downwardly relative to said opening, and latch means for holding said unit in said hollow section against the action of said resilient means.

JGHN H. WEIMER. HARRY J. ROCKEY, SR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 907,461 Cochran Dec. 22, 1908 1,250,425 Brown Dec. 18, 1917 1,552,567 Reardon Sept. 8, 1925 1,895,407 Brubaker Jan. 24, 1933 2,406,493 Dunn Aug. 27, 1946 2,474,180 Browning June 21, 1949 2,481,301 Eulenfeld Sept. 6, 1949 

